The politics of space security
Subtitle: strategic restraint and the pursuit of national interests
By: James Clay Moltz
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780804778589
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Civilian use; Astronautics and state; Space race; Space warfare; Exploration; Space security; Political aspects; Security measures; Prevention; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dynamics of space security : existing explanations; title: Space and environmental security; title: Roots of the U.S.-Soviet space race : 1920s-1962; title: The emergence of cooperative restraint : 1962-1975; title: Challenges to space security and their resolution : 1976-1991; title: Post-Cold War space uncertainty : 1992-2000; title: Renewed U.S. space nationalism : 2001-2008; title: Expanding international norms amid tensions : 2009-present; title: Alternative futures for space security.